- Instagram suffered brief global outage due to technical issue; Details here
A spokesperson for Meta, which owns Instagram, confirmed that the image and video-sharing social media pl ...More
A spokesperson for Meta, which owns Instagram, confirmed that the image and video-sharing social media platform was down for thousands of users across the globe due to a ‘technical issue’. ...Less

- Instagram down today? Thousands say they can’t reply to friends
Instagram users worldwide experienced significant issues on Wednesday morning, with many unable to send o ...More
Instagram users worldwide experienced significant issues on Wednesday morning, with many unable to send or reply to messages. The outage primarily affected direct messaging, with over 10,000 users reporting problems, predominantly in the United States. The platform has not yet confirmed the widespread disruption. ...Less

- Instagram Down? Thousands across major US cities report issues, Downdetector shows
Instagram Down? Thousands of Instagram users reported widespread issues with direct messaging on Wednesda ...More
Instagram Down? Thousands of Instagram users reported widespread issues with direct messaging on Wednesday, March 10, 2026. Many users were unable to send or receive messages, with reports concentrated in major US cities. The disruption primarily affected the app's messaging feature, leaving users frustrated as Meta Platforms' official status page showed no known issues. ...Less

- Instagram Down: Not able to use direct messages feature on the social media platform? Hundreds complain online
Instagram Messages Issue: Instagram experiences a widespread outage affecting its direct message feature, ...More
Instagram Messages Issue: Instagram experiences a widespread outage affecting its direct message feature, causing thousands of users across the globe, including India, the US, and the UK, to report issues. The peak of complaints was observed at around 6 pm, with nearly 500 users still facing problems. ...Less

- Instagram, Facebook down: Common problems people are facing with Meta-owned platforms
Several users reported problems with Instagram and Facebook. The Meta-owned apps have been facing outages ...More
Several users reported problems with Instagram and Facebook. The Meta-owned apps have been facing outages for the past few hours. The problems with Instagram and Facebook led many people to X, where they complained about the social media platforms. Instagram users primarily faced problems in viewing comments. ...Less

- Meta says working to fix Instagram outage
The user reports were as high as 24,000 earlier, said Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating sta ...More
The user reports were as high as 24,000 earlier, said Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources including user-submitted errors on its platform. ...Less

- Meta's Instagram down for thousands of users in US: Report
There were 16,747 incidents of people reporting issues with the platform as of 11.40 a.m. ET, according t ...More
There were 16,747 incidents of people reporting issues with the platform as of 11.40 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources. ...Less

- Facebook & Instagram suffer massive outage; issue seems to be resolved
Meta's Facebook, and Instagram have experienced outages in India, with nearly 15,381 people reporting Fac ...More
Meta's Facebook, and Instagram have experienced outages in India, with nearly 15,381 people reporting Facebook outage and over 19,200 on Instagram. Meta Communications Director Andy Stone confirmed the company is working on the issue. ...Less

- Meta's Instagram outage in US nearly resolved as reports drop, Downdetector shows
As of 8:34 p.m. ET, there were only 429 incidents reported, down from 19,431 earlier, according to the we ...More
As of 8:34 p.m. ET, there were only 429 incidents reported, down from 19,431 earlier, according to the website that tracks outages by aggregating status reports from multiple sources. ...Less

- Meta-owned Instagram down for thousands of users in India: report
Data from the outage detection platform shows that 64% of users have reported problems logging into their ...More
Data from the outage detection platform shows that 64% of users have reported problems logging into their Instagram accounts, while 25% are facing server connection issues and 12% are experiencing application errors. ...Less

- Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, Threads are down, say reports. What is wrong with Meta products?
Recent reports are saying that all the Meta products namely Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram t ...More
Recent reports are saying that all the Meta products namely Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram throughout the world are down. According to the Outage tracking website there is something seriously wrong with the products from Meta. ...Less

- Instagram was down and this is how netizens reacted on Twitter
Many users, including those in India, were unable to access Instagram. They were greeted with a "couldn't ...More
Many users, including those in India, were unable to access Instagram. They were greeted with a "couldn't refresh feed" message. However, the service was restored after a brief disruption. ...Less

- Instagram down: Thousands of users report messaging glitches, chat themes disappearance
Instagram users reported widespread issues on Wednesday, with many unable to access DMs, search contacts, ...More
Instagram users reported widespread issues on Wednesday, with many unable to access DMs, search contacts, or see chat themes. Downdetector recorded over 10,000 complaints, mostly about access problems. Reports came from the US, UK, and India. Meanwhile, studies link over 30 minutes of social media daily to reduced concentration in children. ...Less

- Facing Instagram messaging glitches, connection issues and other failures in US? Thousands report app outage
Instagram users faced major disruptions. The platform's messaging system, Instagram Direct Messages, stop ...More
Instagram users faced major disruptions. The platform's messaging system, Instagram Direct Messages, stopped working for many. Users could not send or reply to chats. The app itself also showed performance issues. Some users reported problems with posting content. Many turned to other social media to confirm the outage. Meta has not yet confirmed the cause. ...Less

- Instagram down: several users in India report outage
The outage began Wednesday morning, locking users out of the app, according to Downdetector, an online pl ...More
The outage began Wednesday morning, locking users out of the app, according to Downdetector, an online platform that provides users with real-time information about the status of various websites and services. ...Less

- Instagram down: Thousands of US users report outage
Instagram faced a major outage in the U.S. on Thursday evening, with over 19,431 users reporting issues, ...More
Instagram faced a major outage in the U.S. on Thursday evening, with over 19,431 users reporting issues, according to Downdetector. The platform tracks outages using status reports from multiple sources. ...Less

- Instagram down right now? Downdetector shows thousands reporting website issues
Instagram Down? Instagram users reported widespread outages on Wednesday, January 4, with thousands of is ...More
Instagram Down? Instagram users reported widespread outages on Wednesday, January 4, with thousands of issues logged on Downdetector. Many users encountered an error message when attempting to access the platform. While reports indicated problems primarily with the website, Instagram has not yet confirmed the outage or provided details. ...Less

- Whatsapp, Instagram, and Facebook down globally
Facebook Whatsapp Instagram Outage: Whatsapp users faced disruption on Wednesday night. Many users have t ...More
Facebook Whatsapp Instagram Outage: Whatsapp users faced disruption on Wednesday night. Many users have taken the concern on X against the outage. Meta's Facebook was also down for more than 50,000 users, while Instagram was down for more than 23,000 users, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. ...Less

- Instagram Outage: Social Media app reportedly facing major global outage including issues with Login
Instagram Global Outage: Meta Owned Social Media Platform Instagram users are experiencing a significant ...More
Instagram Global Outage: Meta Owned Social Media Platform Instagram users are experiencing a significant outage worldwide, with thousands reporting login issues, server connection problems, and difficulties uploading content. Downdetector, an outage tracking website, has received a surge in complaints, indicating a widespread problem with the popular social media platform. ...Less

- Facebook & Instagram down: Users report vanishing comments, login failures – What’s going on?
Facebook and Instagram users faced a widespread outage on Tuesday, affecting their ability to comment on ...More
Facebook and Instagram users faced a widespread outage on Tuesday, affecting their ability to comment on posts, log in, and access key features. The issue, which started around 9 a.m. ET, was reported by thousands of users globally, with Downdetector recording a sharp spike in complaints. While Meta has yet to respond, users across the US and UK reported persistent disruptions, with Facebook’s website bearing the brunt of the issues. The outage follows a similar incident that hit Meta’s platforms last month. ...Less

- ChatGPT outage: Is OpenAI chatbot not working in India? What SamAltman-led tech giant said in its latest update
ChatGPT outage: Many users in the US reported an outage with OpenAI's chatbot OpenAI and logged complaint ...More
ChatGPT outage: Many users in the US reported an outage with OpenAI's chatbot OpenAI and logged complaints with Downdetector. However, no such issue was faced in India. OpenAI acknowledged the outage and said they have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services, and they are monitoring the recovery. ...Less

- Paytm courts Swiss RE, Info Edge cofounder on startup IPOs
Paytm has been waiting for more than a year for regulators to approve its acquisition of general insuranc ...More
Paytm has been waiting for more than a year for regulators to approve its acquisition of general insurance firm Raheja QBE. Now, it is on the verge of bringing on board a Swiss veteran of the insurance business as a strategic partner. ...Less
